Welcome To Sarah's Attic Of Treasures. This is a special place where I share what is important to me. What I hope will bring a smile to your face. I am a Child Of God. A Wife. I am Also an Angel Mom. I share what makes me happy. Things I need to do. I share Christian Blogs and Bible Studies constantly. Making My Home A Haven is important to me. So I will have a number of posts about housewives and homemaking. Recipes and food. Gardening. This is a treasure chest of goodies. So take a seat. Have a glass of tea and enjoy. You will learn all about who I am and Our Neck Of The Woods.

Christmas Memories

You can ask almost anyone if they have a great Christmas memory and more than likely they immediately start to smile. Christmas is, of course, the most joyous holiday we celebrate each year. If you ask me that question, I’m certain I could rattle off a story or two. But one of my favorite things about Christmas is recalling the beauty of Christmas and our house filled with decorations.

Now my favorite decoration at Christmas has always been a Christmas tree. There is just something warm and inviting about the glow and sparkle of them. They beckon you to come and sit for a while. You can get lost in your thoughts for hours just gazing at them. Whether they are real or artificial doesn’t really matter once they have been adorned with their seasonal jewelry!

Although there are literally thousands of ways to decorate one, I love it best when they are personalized to the family. What do I mean by that? Well, let me describe our Christmas tree. Now there are some traditional things on our tree, like white lights and tinsel. But our tree is decked out in ornaments that are truly significant to our family.

For instance, we have ornaments that have been gifted to us by family and friends. Then there are the ones that Darrell and I began picking out as a couple each year after we were married: our first Christmas, baby’s first Christmas. You get the idea.

One of our ornaments is an original replica of the Planters Peanut factory that was located here in my hometown. Why? Because my dad worked there for years, and I put that one up every year to remember him by……….

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My real name is Debra (Debbie Sue). Sarah is a nickname given to me in high school. My husband has always called me that so here in Florida It's all I am known by. I was born and raised in Illinois. My son and I moved to Colorado in 1982. I taught school for 17 years. Then I ran a homeschooling/preschool/daycare until 2006 when I moved to Florida after my son, Bobby died suddenly. He was almost 26. Danny and I live and work at a state park here. I miss the mountains and climate of Colorado. I miss snow and the four seasons. I miss Bobby.
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